The Delors building located in the European Quarter

Brussels and the European Union

Brussels is considered to be the de facto capital of the European Union, having a long history of hosting the institutions of the European Union within its European Quarter...

 of Brussels

Brussels

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 and houses the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions

Committee of the Regions

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. It was named Delors in 2006 after President Jacques Delors

Jacques Delors

Jacques Lucien Jean Delors is a French economist and politician, the eighth President of the European Commission and the first person to serve three terms in that office .-French Politics:...

, who was the principal founder behind the Committee of the Regions and the most prominent President of the European Commission

President of the European Commission

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. The building was previously used by the European Parliament

European Parliament

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, then known as the Belliard building, before being renovated in the 2000s for use by the committees. It sits between the Rue Belliard

Rue Belliard

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 and Leopold Park

Leopold Park

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